Participate with the U.S. Commercial Service at Medical Fair India, 2009!

Date:  27 – 29 March, 2009               Venue:    Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

MEDICAL FAIR INDIA 2009

Why be in the U.S. Pavilion?  We make it easy.

    *Built-up space in the pavilion
    *Promotion
    *Directory 
    *Industry and Embassy Briefing
    *Networking Event

  Cost (discounted rate):  $3,200  (for min 9m²)

Make the most of your time in India by requesting pre-screened one-on-one meetings with Indian agents, distributors, and end users for an additional $600.

About MEDICAL FAIR INDIA:

Formerly HOSPIMedica India, Medial Fair India is the leading Medical & Hospital Technology fair in India and promises to be the No. 1 medical fair in Asia.  It is fully supported by Messe Duesseldorf, world leader in technology fairs, including the biggest medical fair in the world, Medica. 

Exhibitor profile:

Medical Equipment,  Hospital Supplies, Surgical Items,  Medical Disposables, Rehabilitation Aids, Diagnostics, Hospital Furniture, Radiology & Imaging Equipment, Physiotherapy Equipment, Critical care/Emergency Equipment, Disinfections & Waste Management Systems, Medical Software, Medical Publications

Visitors Profile:

Medical Professionals/Doctors, Surgeons, Para-medical Professionals, Hospital Administrators, Pathologists, Radiologists, Physiotherapists, Distributors/Traders, Importers, Senior professionals from both Govt. and private hospitals 

See MEDICAL FAIR INDIA 2009 website for more information.

 Indian Healthcare Industry Trends

• Indian healthcare industry is experiencing a rapic transformation. Healthcare is expected to be one of India's largest industries in the near term with present growth rates of around 13 percent per year.
• The Industry is estimated at US $ 35 billion and is expected to reach over $75 billion by 2012. 

Reasons for demand for quality healthcare:

• Population of 1 billion people, growing at a rate of 1.6 percent per year,
• Growth in affluence of over middle-income consumers
• Changed demographic profile
• Rise of lifestyle-related diseases
• Increased coverage by Medical Insurance
• Growing Medical Tourism 

Additionally:

• Medical infrastructure is far from adequate as demand surpasses availability.  To meet growing demand, 1 million beds will have to be added by 2012.  It requires a total investment of $77.9 billion.
• The medical infrastructure market is expected to grow at 14.5 percent.
• New and up-graded hospitals are being planned by the government and private sector.
• Greater demand for medical equipment. The medical equipment segment is estimated over $2.3 billion, is expected to reach $5 billion by 2012. Imports account for over 65 percent of the entire medical equipment market.
• Government is in the process of establishing regulations for medical devices. Currently, few devices are regulated.
• Medical tourism is one of the major external drivers of growth of the Indian healthcare sector.  It leverages high quality educated, English-speaking staff, state-of- the art private hospitals and diagnostic facilities, and relatively low cost.  Indian medical tourism was estimated at $350 million 2006 and has the potential to grow into a $2 billion industry by 2012.

For more information contact:

Srimoti Mukherji	Jetta DeNend
Senior Commercial Specialist, New Delhi	International Trade Specialist, New York
srimoti.mukherji@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov	jetta.denend@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov
Phone:  +91 11 2347 2226	212-809-2644